7-letter words containing r, i, o
- peloria — regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- percoid — belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- perdido — Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- pereion — (in a crustacean) the thorax.
- pericon — Argentinian dance
- peridot — a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- perigon — an angle of 360°.
- peronei — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- petitor — a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- pibgorn — an ancient wind instrument of Wales resembling the hornpipe.
- pibroch — (in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
- picador — one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- piefort — piedfort.
- pierogi — a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.
- pierrot — a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- piffero — a type of small rustic oboe from Italy
- pignora — property held as security for a debt.
- pilcorn — a type of oat (Avena nuda) with an edible seed that can be husked easily
- pilcrow — a paragraph mark.
- pillory — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pinwork — (in the embroidery of needlepoint lace) crescent-shaped stitches raised from the surface of the design.
- pinworm — a small nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, infesting the intestine and migrating to the rectum and anus, especially in children.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pirogen — (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- pirogue — piragua (def 1).
- pissoir — a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- pitprop — a support beam in a mine shaft
- pivoter — someone who pivots
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- plerion — a filled-centre supernova remnant in which radiation is emitted by the centre as well as the shell
- pochoir — a print made from stencils
- poinder — a person who protects and cares for hedges, woods, etc
- pointer — a person or thing that points.
- poitier — Sidney, born 1927, U.S. actor and director.
- poitrel — a breastplate, specifically of horse's armour
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- policer — a computer device controlling traffic
- politer — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pompier — a conventional or imitative artist
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- poorish — somewhat poor; rather poor.
- poperin — a kind of pear
- porangi — crazy; mad
- porcine — of or relating to swine.
- porcino — Usually, porcini. cep.
- porifer — a member of the phylum Porifera
- porirua — a city in New Zealand, on the North Island just north of Wellington. Pop: 50 600 (2004 est)
- porkpie — a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.
- pornier — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- porosis — a porous condition of bones